Garbage can or receptacle.



No. 719,515. PATENTED FEB. 3, 1903.

' l E. L. SCHIEFER.

GARBAGE CAN OR RECEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 2, 1902.

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GARBAGE CAN OR RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,515, dated February 3, 1903. A Application filed December 2. i902. Serial No. 133,558. -(No modeL To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that LEDWARD L. SCHIEFER, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the Stateof Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garbage Cans or Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cans or receptacles adapted for receiving and holding garbage, ashes, and general refuse,'and particularly to simple and effective devices in this class of cans for making an air-tight joint between the hinged cover and the bearingrim at top of the can.

The object of my invention is to provide a can or receptacle which is strong and simple in construction and which shall be convenient, durable, and effective in operation.

A special object of my invention is to provide a spring-flange made as an integral part of the cover and adapted for receiving and clamping in place a packing of rubber,leather, or other flexible material for making a tight joint between the cover and the bearing rim or band at the top of the can or other formof receptacle, and thereby preventing the escape of noxious gases and odors from the contained garbage.

My can or receptacle is of a suitable character to be placed in a vault or other convenient place for the collection of garbage.

The devices and features of construction constituting myinvention herein will be particularly described, and then defined in the claims.

Iwill now describe the details of construction and operation of my improved can by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 representsafront elevation of the can with the cover closed. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section thereof. Fig. 3 represents a sectional detail, on enlarged scale, of the ,band or rim at the top of the can.

Fig. 4 represents a sectional detail, on enlarged scale, of the spring-flange and packing at the rear edge of the cover. Fig. 5 represents a spring-flange and packing as constructed at the side and front edges of the cover.

The body of the can or receptacle 1 is made metal and preferably square or rectangular in cross-section and provided with suitable reinforcing and strengthening parts to-make it strong and durable to resist the rough usage to which such a can. is subjected. The bottom 2 is secured to the side walls in any desired manner. The can is provided witha hinged cover or lid 3, connected by hinges 3 at its rear edge to the can-body or the band 4. The reinforcing and strengthening band 4 is-made by bending the upper edges of the metal in the body downward and over astrip or band 5, of iron or other metal, and bending the edge 4 up between the band 5 and the body 1, as shown in Fig. 3. The band is preferably made of heavy malleable iron in a continuous band or bent piece, so as-to suitably strengthen the top of the can and form a bearing-rim 1 at the top, with a rounded smooth finish, as shown in Fig. 3. A reinforcing and strengthening band 6, about three inches wide or high, is secured to the lower end of the body, so as to project below the bottom 2 and protect the same, as shown in Fig. 2. When a flange of the bottom 2 is turned up in the body, as shown, such flange and the band 6 may be secured to the body by rivets passing through the three parts,'so as to securely and tightly hold them together.

The band 6 is preferably provided with a series of ventilating-holes 7. The four corners of the body 1 are protected by upright strips of angle-iron 8, each of which fits over two adjacent sides'at the corner andserve to strengthen and protect the body from rough usage, especially when-the can is tilted and rested against another receptacle when being emptied. 'Other vertical strips or ribs may be' secured to the body between the corner-irons 8, if desired, for further strengthening the can. Lateral handles 9 are pivoted tothe lugs 10, secured to the.opposite sidesof the can for carrying it, and a similar handle (not shown in Fig. l.

The edges of the metal forming the cover 3 arebent downward and inward to form the spring-flanges 14,containing the flexible packing,material 16. The rear edge of the cover is bent as, shown in Fig} for convenience in applying the hinges 3". A suificiently wide strip ofmetal is bent downward to form the vertical member 12 and is then bent inward and back upon itself, forming member 13, and

again inward and inclined downward fromthe top 3 to form the groove 11, (shown in Fig. 4,) and the inner edge is turned over and out ward, as an overlapping lip 15, to form the groove 11. The flexible packing of rubber or leather or other suitable material 16 is insorted by its edges in the grooves 11 and 11 and clamped in place by the member 13 and the lip 15. The side and front edges of the cover are bent as shown in Fig. 5, the member 13 being bent back on member 12 to the top 3 to form a downwardly-projecting side flange for overlapping the top band 4 of the can; The downwardly-inclined flange portion 14:, holding the rubber or other packing 16, acts as a spring to bear by yielding pressure upon the rim 1 of the band 4 and make therewith an air-tight joint to prevent the escape of any objectionable odors from the contents of the can. I regard this spring-flange as an important and valuable feature of my invention, and it may be somewhat varied in details without departing from my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- I 1. Thecombination with the can-body, having bearing-rim at the top, of a cover having inwardly-turned spring-flanges containing a packing of flexible material and adapted to bear by spring-pressure on .the rim to make a tight joint substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination with the body of the can or other receptacle, made with a top reinforcfor bearing, by spring-pressureyon the rim to make a tight joint, and a spring clasp or catch for engaging with said band or rim to hold the spring-flanges on their seat substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. In combination with the can-body, the cover having spring-flanges made integral therewith and comprising avertical member folded, upon itself and a horizontal or inwardly-inclined member forming a spring and bent to engage or ,clamp a packingand a,

flexible packing on said spring member substantially as andfor the purpose described.

In testimony whereof .I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD L. SCHIEFER. W'itnes'ses:

JOSEPH M. OREILLY, ROBERT A. PETERSEN. 

